tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post7361886363087615969..comments2015-03-31T08:29:32.525-05:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: in a twitter for Rahul Khanna: an interviewBeth Watkinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-38388896926975644282013-06-27T07:17:34.755-05:002013-06-27T07:17:34.755-05:00Wow ! Abdolutely delightful ! So glad i came acros...Wow ! Abdolutely delightful ! So glad i came across this page :)* VaRiX *http://www.blogger.com/profile/16481677268358283619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-76518121836976526352011-01-09T10:46:59.193-06:002011-01-09T10:46:59.193-06:00Rahul Khanna is so articulate, self-deprecating, f...Rahul Khanna is so articulate, self-deprecating, funny, literate (not to mention good-looking)--why doesn&#39;t his character <i>always</i> get the girl?<br /><br />Great interview, Beth. I especially liked the way you unpacked, as it were, the &quot;Hello gorgeous...!&quot; image.Pessimisissimohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223566131580795337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-18942818619078506852011-01-08T21:40:00.557-06:002011-01-08T21:40:00.557-06:00What a great interview, and so much fun to learn m...What a great interview, and so much fun to learn more about Rahul Khanna. Do more interviews, please.sparklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-89606000911636875682011-01-05T04:36:06.333-06:002011-01-05T04:36:06.333-06:00How great that you got the opportunity to intervie...How great that you got the opportunity to interview him... It&#39;s pretty different than reading a mag interview.Lime(tte)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08094234448852441633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-13781344775328078842011-01-04T22:28:41.736-06:002011-01-04T22:28:41.736-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Chicago cleaning companieshttp://www.1chicagocleaning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-52991329303021027212011-01-04T20:17:07.235-06:002011-01-04T20:17:07.235-06:00Great interview! I am completely in love with Rah...Great interview! I am completely in love with Rahul Khanna after reading that. I like the way he uses Twitter - writing in complete sentences with proper grammar, sending messages to people instead of cluttering up his feed with replies, and being all-around adorable. I&#39;m afraid this is a little too fan-girlish a response to such a thoughtful, articulate interview, but I had to share the giddiness with someone. :-)mainhoonemilyhttp://mainhoonemily.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-78317445955365760102011-01-04T19:38:44.842-06:002011-01-04T19:38:44.842-06:00I follow Rahul&#39;s Twitter and I don&#39;t even ...I follow Rahul&#39;s Twitter and I don&#39;t even have Twitter. That&#39;s how awesome he is. <br /><br />(In Rahulese, in case anyone needs translation: &quot;My lack of a Twitter account might seem a formidable barrier to my ability to follow Rahul Khanna; however, I so enjoy his droll wit that I faithfully visit his Twitter page via the web portal. I believe the preceding statement reveals the astounding depths of awesomeness inherent in Mr. Khanna&#39;s character.&quot;)Big Bad Blog Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02182814127349677417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-56414912781940108622011-01-04T16:09:46.109-06:002011-01-04T16:09:46.109-06:00Delightful interview! Thank you so much for it! :D...Delightful interview! Thank you so much for it! :DAnishokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08119857300014387083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-64543182015453332642011-01-03T19:38:39.705-06:002011-01-03T19:38:39.705-06:00Great interview, Beth. I appreciate that your ques...Great interview, Beth. I appreciate that your questions had depth and background, and I appreciate Mr. Khanna took the time to respond thoughtfully.<br />Of course, I have to mention my favorite @R_Khanna tweet (https://twitter.com/#!/R_Khanna/status/4158521136), because:<br />a)OMG, Rahul Khanna and I use the same toothpaste!<br />b) Tom&#39;s of Maine is also featured prominently in &quot;Stuff that White People Like&quot; (http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2010/12/15/six-gifts-to-guarantee-a-white-christmas/), so congrats to R Khanna on liking stuff that White People Like.dustdevil lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564737263775943203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-23297857195145639052011-01-03T18:05:39.074-06:002011-01-03T18:05:39.074-06:00Happy New Year Beth! Thanks for this really intere...Happy New Year Beth! Thanks for this really interesting and wonderful interview with Rahul Khanna. As you know, I am a fan of all the three khannas - dad Vinod and sons Rahul &amp; Askhay.It is a real treat for me as I am not a twitter or face book person. I am glad that Rahul Khanna and I and a few others are in the same league ie dislike of abbreviations and sms kind of language.Filmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-19704022364103823732011-01-03T10:58:34.353-06:002011-01-03T10:58:34.353-06:00That was delightful! I confess Rahul Khanna hadn&...That was delightful! I confess Rahul Khanna hadn&#39;t been on my radar before, but you&#39;ve put him squarely in the middle now, Beth. And you&#39;ve reminded me that a conversation can be art as well when you have such articulate interviewer and interviewees as you and Rahul Khannna.Shalinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254643642104251964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-42812756468859995592011-01-02T09:47:19.646-06:002011-01-02T09:47:19.646-06:00Beth,
Thank you so much for such a delightful, fun...Beth,<br />Thank you so much for such a delightful, fun and intellectually stimulating interview with one of my most respected actors in Hindi film industry today. Thank you so much and I hope to keep interacting with Mr. Khanna as always. <br />P.S. Rahul I hate abbreviations too but then sometimes 140 characters aren&#39;t enough.Anilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888957931777360633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-18508672598279303832011-01-02T09:31:53.575-06:002011-01-02T09:31:53.575-06:00Ah, so worth the wait Beth (and Rahul!) :)
Rahul...Ah, so worth the wait Beth (and Rahul!) :) <br /><br />Rahul&#39;s brand of tweeting reminds me of poetry (and in the 140 character restriction is similar to haiku), and I remember his old IntentBlog posts which were little short story JEWELS. He is a wonderful writer (and boutique actor, naturally), and so are you :Dmemsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-64927021944862927752011-01-02T08:07:18.438-06:002011-01-02T08:07:18.438-06:00Its a shame that Bollywood magazines interview the...Its a shame that Bollywood magazines interview the same inane, boring celebs over and over becuase the (far too) few interviews I&#39;ve seen with Rahul are always fabulous!!<br /><br />Here&#39;s one on MissMalini that I love:<br />http://www.missmalini.com/2010/10/08/fcuk-hes-hot-rahul-khannas-top-5-fashion-tips-for-men/ <br />(not spamming, just sharing)<br /><br /><br />And thanks for this Beth!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-47852489792358513892011-01-02T02:01:11.047-06:002011-01-02T02:01:11.047-06:00enjoyed reading that immensely !enjoyed reading that immensely !chatterbox unpluggedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355885125787151455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-52414804999477197242011-01-02T01:10:51.822-06:002011-01-02T01:10:51.822-06:00I love the fact, that Mr. R. Khanna hates abbrevia...I love the fact, that Mr. R. Khanna hates abbreviated, shortened, mutiliated english words on twitter. It&#39;s apparently a style among some group of people, notable indian movie stars included, to chop down mercilessly perfectly good english words..even when the character allotment of 140 words are not totally used up.<br /><br />Apparently they have not caught up, and still fervently strive to make their chats, emails, sms&#39;es and twits as early 200 AOL style retarded as possible. The fact that it infuriates me and others, is an understatement. I fully empthasize with Rahul&#39;s frustration in this matter.<br /><br />Another thing, this guy, aka Rahul, is too damn intelligent and well read and bordering on an educated intellectual being to be a successful actor in the Bollywood film industry. I pretty much said as much in my tweet to him. Unfortunately, I had to go half-retard and abbreviate to conform to the 140 character limit. My apologies about that. <br /><br />His fate remains in the same plateue (spell check needed) as Nasiruddin Shah or something. Due to the extreme competitive nature of Bollywood, only the actors who bluntly thinks and nosedives, catering to the base mediocrity of general Indian public and their demands of what they see in an actor, are successful. There are plenty exceptions to this norm though. And they&#39;re successful. But they&#39;re successful now. They built their careers, appealing to the nuances of public demands, before they were able to establish their own rigid moral forms, which then the public acceded to, and accept. It&#39;s rarely the other way around.<br /><br />In Bollywood, you&#39;ve to sell yourself short first, bare your own true self hypothetically and completely naked to the finicky moods of public first, and achieve success, before you regain your composure and your true self and force the public to accept your righteous form, which you yourself believe.<br /><br />Enough crappy and irrelevant commenting for one day. Later. By the way, I went through your blogs, not just this article, and I love it. Very good journalism, I hope you&#39;d keep it up.<br /><br />And as for you, Mr. Rahul Khanna, I have appreciated your acting for a long time. I certainly and fervently wish, that you get the opportunities in this coming year to prove your mettle. You certainly deserve the accolades, which has yet to be meted out to you. <br /><br />RenRenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04844153073763446577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-27780164996841804542011-01-02T00:09:30.700-06:002011-01-02T00:09:30.700-06:00Beth, What a great interview. You asked some reall...Beth, What a great interview. You asked some really interesting questions and the interview just flows like a good conversation. Both Rahul Khanna and you have convinced me to take Twitter seriously now. At least read. So thanks for some good leads. Have a happy, rollicking new year.Bannohttp://batulm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-13295404142707287472011-01-01T18:52:09.295-06:002011-01-01T18:52:09.295-06:00Enjoyed reading the comments as much as the interv...Enjoyed reading the comments as much as the interview. You are loved for the right reasons Rahul Khanna!Noorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670052194763563141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-16764935842456099792011-01-01T15:27:11.469-06:002011-01-01T15:27:11.469-06:00Beth - I think this is the best interview I&#39;ve...Beth - I think this is the best interview I&#39;ve ever read. Seriously! NEW CAREER! And though I wasn&#39;t previously, now because of this interview, I&#39;m going to follow him on Twitter!Amaluuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02380614143900866533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-32555532268385830492011-01-01T15:19:45.162-06:002011-01-01T15:19:45.162-06:00Gah! A typo in my comment! What will Rahul think? ...Gah! A typo in my comment! What will Rahul think? I&#39;m so ashamed.Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01131244543736980883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-66392225323353062232011-01-01T15:18:28.475-06:002011-01-01T15:18:28.475-06:00Rahul seems like such the old-world gentleman. I ...Rahul seems like such the old-world gentleman. I love his tweets and I love this interview. <br /><br />My absolute faveorite part was that golden nugget he gave away regarding KJo talking with him about his Wake Up Sid character. It&#39;s great for multiple reasons! I love knowing that KJo feels judged by Rahul as his off-hand statement &quot;just be yourself&quot; seems to indicate. I imagine with glee social situations and KJo getting all flustered, fluttery and nervous. Not that Rahul meant to convey that necessarily but I&#39;m not nice and will infer it for my own delight. It&#39;s also an interesting insight into how well-crafted Wake Up Sid was as a story before it was put to celluloid <br />;-). If only all Hindi films were so well thought out. KJo certainly seemed to know exactly who that character was and that forethought coupled with Rahul&#39;s talent and charming screen presence turned out brilliantly in the finished product.<br /><br />Once again, brava for a terrific interview and a lovely blog post to start the New Year.Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01131244543736980883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-58938489067944608092011-01-01T14:47:30.997-06:002011-01-01T14:47:30.997-06:00I really think I like Rahul as a person, and I agr...I really think I like Rahul as a person, and I agree that he would be a great writer to read. The interview was almost as fun to read as it must have been for you to do- brilliant!Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-23330741371255904262011-01-01T14:39:11.570-06:002011-01-01T14:39:11.570-06:00LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! Yes, I am a Rahul fangirl...LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! Yes, I am a Rahul fangirl who squeals all the time and this interview made me a puddle of goo :) Fab questions Bethie, and wonderful responses from everyone&#39;s favorite blue-eyed boy :D <br /><br />P.S. I&#39;ve sadly been completely off the blogosphere for the past 7 weeks but how lovely to resume blog-reading with a Rahul Khanna interview. What an omen ;DPituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438422220019928853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-10256207762080576542011-01-01T14:05:02.942-06:002011-01-01T14:05:02.942-06:00What a charming interview. EXACTLY the questions I...What a charming interview. EXACTLY the questions I would have asked Rahul Khanna. I enjoy following his tweets and I have no intelligent words in reply or no response provoking tweets to send to Mr RK. All I can say is keep tweeting. You make me smile and its great fun getting to know you. And Beth thanks for a well researched interview. I&#39;m tired of the bollywood journalism that&#39;s out there - same ol&#39; same ol&#39;<br /><br />Happy New every moment to you bothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-71230085541871667852011-01-01T13:48:00.576-06:002011-01-01T13:48:00.576-06:00What a splendid way to start the new year. Two of ...What a splendid way to start the new year. Two of my favorite people in one delightful conversation. <br /><br />By the way both of you challenge me to improve my written English every time I read a tweet of yours and make me blush in shame whenever one of those dreaded apostrophes finds itself somewhere in my tweets where it should not be.babaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10409089227879159676noreply@blogger.com